Wobbly Wednesday 2nd November 2016 – What will you Wobble?

With just four months to go until the biggest day of the nystagmus calendar, Wobbly Wednesday 2016, it’s time to launch our brand new campaign – “What will you Wobble?”

All you have to do is think of something that wobbles – it’s not that tricky.

You could have a wobbly tooth, or you might wobble when you try to walk in high heeled shoes. Then there’s the Millennium Bridge in London. That was pretty wobbly for a while. There are lots of toys that are wobbly. What about your favourite Subbuteo football team or Weebles – they wobble!

Getting involved

So now we’ve got you thinking about the best thing to wobble, the next step is to take a photo or video clip and send it in to us here or upload it to social media with the #wobblywednesday hashtag.

Make a donation and raise awareness

We are asking everyone who takes part in our “What will you Wobble?” campaign to make a donation to the charity and to use the text below when sharing their photo or video clip.

I’m wobbling for #wobblywednesday!
Text NYST77 £5 to 70070 and wobble for #nystagmus!

Win a prize!

As part of the “What will you Wobble?” campaign the charity will choose the best video and photo. The winners will recieve a small prize!

Inspiration?

If you are in need of some inspiration to take part in the “What will you Wobble?” campaign there will be lots of ideas and things to download from the special Wobbly Wednesday page on our website very soon.

We’ll be posting all the best pictures and details of all the best events planned here too, so please keep looking and check if there is something in your area you can join in with.

We look forward to everyone getting involved with Wobbly Wednesday!

A successful open garden event!

Garden lovers had a rare opportunity this weekend to visit the picturesque gardens of a Wiltshire country estate and help people affected by nystagmus.

On Sunday 12th June Fonthill House, near Tisbury, was opened to the public from 12 – 5pm with proceeds from the event going to the Nystagmus Network. The gardens themselves cover approximately 12 acres, comprising both formal gardens and also an extensive woodland garden, which have been redesigned and redeveloped since 2006.

Lord Margadale currently opens the gardens only three times a year for various good causes and decided to open them for the Nystagmus Network because one of his workers (James Kirk) has a young son with nystagmus. Debbie Kirk, wife to James and mum to Ryan, helped organise the event. She was delighted that it was a success and raised over £2,000 for the Nystagmus Network.

We would like to say a big thank you to James, Debbie and Ryan for holding such a successful event! The money they raised will make a big difference to all the work we are doing supporting the nystagmus community and the new projects we have planned. If you would like to hold an event or make a donation to the charity please get in touch with us or visit our Justgiving page here.